Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished Criminal)

Possession With Intent To Deliver More Than 50 But Less Than 225 Grams Of Cocaine; Possession With Intent To Deliver Marijuana; Maintaining A Drug House. Knowing Possession. There was sufficient evidence, taken together, that defendant had control over the cocaine ...

Carjacking. Sufficient Evidence. “It was not necessary that the victim be physically separated from her motor vehicle for the requisite forceful taking to occur.” People v. Hargrave. (Lawyers Weekly No. 43820 – 2 pages).

Possession With Intent to Deliver More Than 650 Grams Of Cocaine. ‘Miranda’ Waiver. The trial court properly found that defendant had waived his Miranda rights after resolving credibility issues and considering the officer’s testimony concerning the circumstances surrounding the waivers. ...

Manslaughter. A 10- to 15-year sentence is proportionate to the crime and the criminal. Contrary to defendant’s assertions, the trial court specifically considered his mental condition when imposing sentence. People v. Kobici. (Lawyers Weekly No. 43728 – 2 pages).

Assault With Intent To Do Great Bodily Harm Less Than Murder; Killing Or Torturing An Animal; Kidnapping By Secret Confinement; Habitual Offender, Third Offense. Similar Conduct. There was enough similarity between defendant’s assault on a prior girlfriend and this assault ...

Assault With Intent To Murder; Habitual Offender, Fourth Offense. Substitute Counsel. The trial court properly denied defendant’s motion to substitute counsel made on the first day of trial because defendant did not show good cause for the substitution. People v. ...

Conspiracy To Deliver 650 Grams Or More Of Cocaine. Grand Jury. Defendant was properly indicted by the grand jury. His rights were not infringed. People v. Irving. (Lawyers Weekly No. 43758 – 17 pages).